Count votes using the single transferable voting method, also known as ranked choice voting or instant runoff. See Raftery et al..
Total questions
17
Number of participants
46
Total responses
37
| Question | Top 5 Ranking | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank 1 | Rank 2 | Rank 3 | Rank 4 | Rank 5 | Ranking plots | |
| Should routine antibiotic therapy be used in patients with mpox and extensive skin lesions or exfoliation in the absence of clinical cellulitis? | 15 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 |  |
| What first line analgesia should be given to patients with mpox, and in which sequence should additional analgesics be added? | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 |  |
| What is the best treatment for skin exfoliation in patients with mpox? | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 |  |
| Should systemic corticosteroids and/or non-steroidal anti-inflammatories be used in the treatment of lymphadenopathy in patients with mpox? | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 |  |
| Which treatments should be given to patients with mpox for anxiety? | 1 | - | - | 2 | - |  |
| Should salt baths or topical local anaesthetic be used to relieve pain from genital or anorectal lesions in patients with mpox? | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 |  |
| What is the best treatment for uncomplicated cutaneous abscess in patients with mpox [drainage +/- antibiotic therapy]? | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 |  |
| Which treatments for eye pain and redness should be routinely used for patients with mpox? | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 |  |
| Should normal saline or other [lidocaine, antiseptic] be used for mouth or throat sores and/or pain in patients with mpox? | - | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 |  |
| What is the best treatment for retropharyngeal abscess in patients with mpox [drainage +/- antibiotic therapy]? | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | - |  |
| Should vitamin A supplementation be routinely given to patients with mpox? | - | 4 | - | 2 | 4 |  |
| What first line treatment should be given for nausea and vomiting in patients with mpox? | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 |  |
| Should presumptive treatment with metronidazole be used in patients with mpox and diarrhoea who have recently received extended courses of antibiotics? | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 |  |
| What treatment should be given for patients with anxiety/agitation and mpox? | 1 | - | - | - | 3 |  |
| What treatment should be given for patients with sleep disturbance and mpox? | - | - | - | 1 | - |  |
| Should antihelminth therapy (for example mebendazole) be routinely given to patients with mpox? | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |  |
Source: WHO. |
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| Question | Top 5 Ranking | Scores | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank 1 | Rank 2 | Rank 3 | Rank 4 | Rank 5 | Mean score | Average score | |
| Should routine antibiotic therapy be used in patients with mpox and extensive skin lesions or exfoliation in the absence of clinical cellulitis? | 15 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 4.0 | |
| What first line analgesia should be given to patients with mpox, and in which sequence should additional analgesics be added? | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3.6 | |
| What is the best treatment for skin exfoliation in patients with mpox? | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3.2 | |
| Should systemic corticosteroids and/or non-steroidal anti-inflammatories be used in the treatment of lymphadenopathy in patients with mpox? | 2 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3.0 | |
| Which treatments should be given to patients with mpox for anxiety? | 1 | - | - | 2 | - | 3.0 | |
| Should salt baths or topical local anaesthetic be used to relieve pain from genital or anorectal lesions in patients with mpox? | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2.8 | |
| What is the best treatment for uncomplicated cutaneous abscess in patients with mpox [drainage +/- antibiotic therapy]? | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2.7 | |
| Which treatments for eye pain and redness should be routinely used for patients with mpox? | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 2.7 | |
| Should normal saline or other [lidocaine, antiseptic] be used for mouth or throat sores and/or pain in patients with mpox? | - | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2.7 | |
| What is the best treatment for retropharyngeal abscess in patients with mpox [drainage +/- antibiotic therapy]? | - | 1 | 4 | 5 | - | 2.6 | |
| Should vitamin A supplementation be routinely given to patients with mpox? | - | 4 | - | 2 | 4 | 2.4 | |
| What first line treatment should be given for nausea and vomiting in patients with mpox? | - | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2.2 | |
| Should presumptive treatment with metronidazole be used in patients with mpox and diarrhoea who have recently received extended courses of antibiotics? | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2.0 | |
| What treatment should be given for patients with anxiety/agitation and mpox? | 1 | - | - | - | 3 | 2.0 | |
| What treatment should be given for patients with sleep disturbance and mpox? | - | - | - | 1 | - | 2.0 | |
| Should antihelminth therapy (for example mebendazole) be routinely given to patients with mpox? | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | |
Source: WHO.. Score assigned from 5 to 1 based on ranking. |
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| 37 responses from 75 participants invited.1 | |||
| First name | Last name | Date.submitted | |
| Zulu | Paul | drzulupm@gmail.com | 2025-05-01 16:12:18 |
| Nadia. | Mandeng | nadiamandeng@yahoo.fr | 2025-05-07 12:06:51 |
| Nkengurutse | Liliane | dr.liliane2011@yahoo.fr | 2025-05-02 00:34:59 |
| Merabet | Mouad | meynet234@yahoo.fr | 2025-05-01 16:19:26 |
| Ehiakhamen | Odianosen | odianosen.ehiakhamen@ncdc.gov.ng | 2025-05-01 17:12:20 |
| Ntabana | Frederick | fredrickcian1@gmail.com | 2025-05-01 16:11:42 |
| Bangura | Agnes | agnesbangura@yahoo.com | 2025-05-01 17:40:35 |
| Jose | Cilumbayi | drcimanga09@gmail.com | 2025-05-05 20:32:26 |
| Kieron | Leslie | kieron.leslie@ucsf.edu | 2025-05-05 18:41:14 |
| Oiwoh | Seb | seboiwoh1@gmail.com | 2025-05-01 16:34:58 |
| Calmy | Alexandra | alexandra.calmy@hug.ch | 2025-05-04 17:15:11 |
| Zucker | Jason | jz2700@cumc.columbia.edu | – |
| Zucker | Jason | jz2700@cumc.columbia.edu | 2025-05-01 16:43:45 |
| Blumberg | Lucille | lucilleb@nicd.ac.za | 2025-05-02 06:01:19 |
| Grinsztejn | Beatriz | beatriz.grinsztejn@gmail.com | – |
| Grinsztejn | Beatriz | beatriz.grinsztejn@gmail.com | 2025-05-06 02:17:28 |
| Kojan | Richard | richard.kojan@alima.ngo | – |
| Kojan | Richard | richard.kojan@alima.ngo | 2025-05-05 12:23:17 |
| Mwanza: | Jean -Claude | jean-claude_mwanza@med.unc.edu | 2025-05-02 02:11:25 |
| Yeh | Steven | syeh@unmc.edu | 2025-05-05 16:43:27 |
| Musimwa | Imani | princeimani12@gmail.com | – |
| Musimwa | Imani | princeimani12@gmail.com | 2025-05-05 17:31:57 |
| Lado | Marta | ladom@who.int | 2025-05-01 16:19:44 |
| Rylace | Jamie | rylancej@who.int | 2025-05-05 15:36:02 |
| Kelly | Tania | kellyt@who.int | 2025-05-01 15:57:46 |
| Diaz | Janet | diazj@who.int | 2025-05-01 16:28:08 |
| Kanu | Alhassan | kanua@who.int | 2025-05-02 10:09:00 |
| Njenge | Hilary | njengeh@who.int | 2025-05-02 14:22:19 |
| Muwanguzi | Esther | muwanguzie@who.int | 2025-05-03 21:03:44 |
| Masina | John | masinaj@who.int | 2025-05-05 11:09:38 |
| Kabwe | Patrick | chandap@africacdc.org | 2025-05-02 08:11:56 |
| Kose | Judith | otienoj@africacdc.org | 2025-05-05 21:30:08 |
| Shehu | Usman | shehuu@africacdc.org | 2025-05-02 15:14:56 |
| Boum | Yap | BoumY@africacdc.org | 2025-05-02 06:36:49 |
| Aigbonoga | Oshiozimede | quinzimed@yahoo.com | 2025-05-01 16:13:04 |
| Henry | De Vries | h.j.devries@amsterdamumc.nl | 2025-05-06 13:34:39 |
| Lisa | Hensley | Lisa.Hensley@usda.gov | 2025-05-06 19:20:48 |
| Laurens | Liesenborghs | lliesenborghs@itg.be | 2025-05-06 13:41:45 |
| Emmanuel | Nakoune | emmanuel.nakoune@pasteur-bangui.cf | – |
| Emmanuel | Nakoune | emmanuel.nakoune@pasteur-bangui.cf | 2025-05-07 13:39:02 |
| Puis | Okong | mrokong@gmail.com | 2025-05-05 17:15:25 |
| Ian | Woolley | Ian.Woolley@monash.edu | 2025-05-05 21:47:37 |
| 1 As of 07 May 2025 | |||
